“Canada Excels at 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships”

Canada increased its medal count at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Poznań, as Sophia Jensen and Brianna Hennessy secured their second medals of the event, and the women’s C4 crew earned a bronze medal. Jensen clinched the silver in the women’s C1 200m, finishing just 0.50 seconds behind the gold medalist from Ukraine, Liudmyla Luzan. Hennessy claimed the silver in the women’s VL2 200m, while the women’s C4 crew, comprised of Katie Vincent, Zoe Wojtyk, Sloan MacKenzie, and Elizabeth Desrosiers-McArthur, secured a bronze in the C4 500m event. China and Hungary took gold and silver in the C4 500m race, respectively. Jensen and Hennessy’s successful performances added to Canada’s medal tally at the championships.